How to stop the trands.click website from delivering notifications/ads

What kind of page is trands[.]click?

Our research team discovered the trands[.]click rogue page during a routine inspection of suspicious websites. It runs scams, promotes spam browser notifications, and redirects visitors to other (likely untrustworthy/harmful) sites.

Most users enter trands[.]click and pages akin to it – through redirects caused by websites that use rogue advertising networks.

Trands[.]click overview

The behavior of rogue webpages may vary based on the visitor's IP address/ geolocation. In other words, this information can determine the content encountered on and through such sites.

At the time of research, trands[.]click promoted the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. This deceptive content appears as the interface of McAfee anti-virus, followed by a system scan, which results in the detection of multiple threats. It must be stressed that all this content is fake, and it is in no way associated with the actual McAfee. Typically, scams of this kind endorse unreliable, harmful, and malicious applications.

Additionally, trands[.]click requested visitors to allow it to display browser notifications. These advertisements promote online scams, untrustworthy/hazardous software, and even malware.

In summary, through sites like trands[.]click – users can experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by trands.click
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	ESET (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.216.166
Symptoms	Seeing advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing. Intrusive pop-up ads. Decreased Internet browsing speed.
Distribution Methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, false claims within visited websites, potentially unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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Browser notification spam in general

We have inspected countless rogue websites; onevenadvllc[.]com, addssupport[.]com, noutzing[.]com, and link2captcha[.]top are merely some examples.

These pages endorse online scams and malicious content. It is noteworthy that any legitimate products/services encountered through these ads are most likely promoted by scammers abusing their affiliate programs in order to obtain fraudulent commissions.

How did trands[.]click gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites need user permission to deliver browser notifications. Hence, you have likely entered trands[.]click at some point and enabled the advert delivery by clicking "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option presented on this page.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid receiving undesirable browser notifications – do not enable suspect sites to display them. In other words, do not press "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option presented on this webpage. We advise ignoring or denying notification requests from such webpages – i.e., clicking "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.

Should your browser continuously force-open dubious websites, it could be due to adware installed onto it or the system. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of the trands[.]click website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by trands.click?
• STEP 1. Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome
• STEP 2. Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome (Android)
• STEP 3. Remove spam notifications from Mozilla Firefox
• STEP 4. Remove spam notifications from Microsoft Edge
• STEP 5. Remove spam notifications from Safari (macOS)

Disable unwanted browser notifications:

Video showing how to disable web browser notifications:

Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome:

Click the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and select "Settings". In the opened window select "Privacy and security", then click on "Site Settings" and choose "Notifications".

In the "Allowed to send notifications" list search for websites that you want to stop receiving notifications from. Click on the three dots icon near the website URL and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome (Android):

Tap the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and select "Settings". Scroll down, tap on "Site settings" and then "Notifications".

In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and tap on them one-by-one. Once the pop-up shows up, select either "Block" or "Remove" (if you tap "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Menu button (three bars) on the right upper corner of the screen. Select "Settings" and click on "Privacy & Security" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen. Scroll down to the "Permissions" section and click the "Settings" button next to "Notifications".

In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and block them using the drop-down menu or either remove them by clicking "Remove Website" at the bottom of the window (if you click "Remove Website" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Microsoft Edge:

Click the menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the Edge window and select "Settings". Click on "Cookies and site permissions" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen and select "Notifications".

Click three dots on the right hand side of each suspicious URL under "Allow" section and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Safari (macOS):

Click "Safari" button on the left upper corner of the screen and select "Preferences...". Select the "Websites" tab and then select "Notifications" section on the left pane.

Check for suspicious URLs and apply the "Deny" option using the drop-down menu or either remove them by clicking "Remove" at the bottom of the window (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again)

How to avoid browser notification spam?

Internet users should be very skeptical when being asked to allow notifications. While this is a useful feature that allows you to receive timely news from websites you like, deceptive marketers frequently abuse it.

Only allow notifications from websites that you fully trust. For added security - use an anti-malware application with a real-time web browsing monitor to block shady websites that tries to trick you into allowing spam notifications. We recommend using Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Why am I seeing ads (browser notifications) delivered by trands[.]click in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Webpages cannot deliver browser notifications without user consent. Therefore, you've likely accessed trands[.]click and clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option displayed on this webpage.

I have clicked on notification ads, is my computer infected?

No, merely clicking on a browser notification will not initiate any system infection chains. However, these advertisements endorse dangerous content that can cause severe issues (including malware infections).

Is trands[.]click a virus?

No, websites like trands[.]click are not categorized as viruses, but they can endorse virulent content. Rogue pages push online scams, unreliable/harmful software, and even malware.

Will Combo Cleaner remove trands[.]click ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan devices and undo the permissions given to the trands[.]click webpage. Additionally, Combo Cleaner is capable of restricting further access to this and other rogue, deceptive, and malicious sites. Therefore, extra steps will be unnecessary.

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